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Quik Lok

Quik Lok was established in 1983 in the heart of Italy's musical instruments district, between Castelfidardo and Recanati.  The company focuses on design, construction, and distribution of musical instrument accessories. Quik Lok is best known for its keyboard stands, such as the QL/606 and QL/642 models, which were some of their first products featuring a lever locking disk mechanism. Over the years, Quik Lok expanded its product range to include various stands, studio furniture, and cable production, catering to the needs of musicians, sound engineers, DJs, and stage operators. The company is now a division of JAM USA LLC.

Source: Quiklok website (8 March 2024)

Gator

Gator was founded in 2000 by Jerry Freed and Crystal Morris in Tampa, Florida, starting with plastic guitar cases. They expanded to various case solutions, and grew an OEM division for custom cases. Acquisitions include Protechtor Cases in 2008, enhancing percussion market reach and U.S. manufacturing, and Viking Cases in 2015 for custom flight cases. In 2018, they acquired Levy's Leathers. Gator continues to innovate with new product lines like Frameworks stands, and operates from a state-of-the-art facility in Indiana.

Source: Gator website (6 March 2024)

Hosa

Hosa Technology was established in 1984 by Sho Sato in the U.S. with a vision to provide high-quality audio and video connectivity solutions. The company emphasizes creating reliable products with exceptional service and care, aiming to serve a wide range of audio needs globally. Over the years, Hosa has grown to offer a diverse product line, maintaining a commitment to quality, community, and customer satisfaction, now led by Sato's daughter, Mayumi Allison.

Source: Hosa website (18 February 2024)

RockJam

RockJam is a budget electric guitar and amplifier brand, made in China. Circa 2020 these were sold in the UK by Argos shops and online at Amazon-  as a £99 starter kit including amplifier and strap.

Ranch

Established in 1993 as a guitar parts manufacturer, Ranch Guitar has since then grown into a business that provides musicians, DIY builders and wholesale dealers with affordable gear.
 

Dimavery

Dimavery is a brand first introduced in 2004 by the German SLM (Sound, Light & More) Company. In 2009 it was taken over by the Steinigke Showtechnic Company - a major German distributor of stage equipment. Dimavery products are aimed at beginners and are made in China. The Dimavery range includes stringed instruments, percussion instruments, woodwinds and brass instruments: everything from the guitar, through to the violin, the cajon to the French horn. Dimavery try to put a fresh spin on the traditional guitar designs by using unusual colors and special editions like aged Stratocasters, hollow bodies with bright colors and a Beatles bass.
 

GEWA

Georg Walther founded GEWA in 1925 in Adorf , Saxony, Germany an area with a long tradition of musical instrument manufacture, In the 1950s the company moved to another famous luthiery region - Mittenwald, Bavaria in the aftermath of World War II. Political changes with the reunification of Germany saw GEWA move their headquarters back to Adorf by 2010. Today, the GEWA company has subsidiaries in all important export markets but also holds substantial shares in Asian musical instruments factories. Circa 2017, GEWA GmbH employed more than 250 qualified members of staff in the areas of production, product management, sales, purchasing, administration, accounting, marketing and logistics.

Bordignon

Bordignon Guitars is run by Todd Bordignon in St Petersberg Florida. As well as making custom electric guitars Bordignon make wooden guitar stands.

Shubb

The Shubb Capo Company was founded in 1974 in California by Rick Shubb (a banjo player) and Dave Coontz (an auto mechanic). Their first product was a fifth string banjo capo. Further products followed in the late 1970s including a compensated banjo bridge and a guitar capo which was Shubb's first big commercial success. Shubb also make a line of guitar steels inspired by John Pearse.

TENAYO

Tenayo is a Korean/Chinese brand with a full range of instruments and accessories. They make some interesting models including the Koyabu 12 string tap guitar and a budget version of the Yamaha silent guitar. The German Thomann company is a major distributer of Tenayo instruments. The tap guitars are available from http://tap-guitar.eu/

STAGG

The Stagg brand was introduced by distributor EMD Music, as their first house brand in 1995. Global sales of Stagg products expanded to the point that Stagg now provides most of EMD's revenue.

Sound Enhancer

Sound Enhancer was founded in 2002 by Harold Smith Jr in The Woodlands, Texas.  The company was founded to introduce Manifold Horn Technology to the combo amp market. Their main product - The Enhancer, was an amp stand that could redirect sound from the open back of the combo amp to the front. According to the company: "The Enhancer™ is a rear loaded horn cabinet for a removable speaker assembly, using the existing speaker already mounted in the combo amplifier. Redirecting the sound emanating from the backside of your open back combo amp, expanding volume and frequency response. It also lifts and tilts the otherwise small combo amp cabinet for better sound projection." It came in 5 different sizes to fit different amplifiers.

Source: Sound Enhancer website (archived 2007)

Fender

The company was founded by Leo Fender as Fender's Radio Service in late 1938 in Fullerton, California, USA. While repairing musical instrument amplifiers in his electronics workshop he noticed their design flaws. He began making a few amplifiers using his own designs or modifications to designs. By the early 1940s, he had teamed up with another local electronics enthusiast named Clayton Orr (Doc) Kauffman, and they formed a company named K & F Manufacturing Corp. to design, manufacture, and sell electric instruments and amplifiers. Production began in 1945 with Hawaiian lap steel guitars (incorporating a patented pickup) and amplifiers, which were sold as sets. Leo Fender decided to concentrate on manufacturing rather than repair. Kauffman remained unconvinced, however, and they had amicably parted ways by early 1946. At that point Leo renamed the company the Fender Electric Instrument Company.

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